Daily Teasers – Inner Earth

1 - The Core of the Problem
Unscramble the words on the board and then circle the letter of its definition.

1. _ _ is A B C D

2. is A B C D

3.
_ is A B C D

4.
_ is A B C D

2 - Twelve Minerals
Fill in the missing letter to complete mineral names that can form rocks.

1.
_mph_b_le 7. ch_o_ite

2. p
_ro_ene 8. _uar_z

3.
_eld_p_r 9. se_pen_ _ne

4. mu
_co_it_ 10. t_lc

5. bi
_t_te 11. st_lbi_e

6.
_liv_ne 12. an_lcite

3 - Mineral Beauty Contest
Circle the mineral that matches the description on the board.

1. halite galena garnet quartz

2. sulfur calcite halite galena

3. halite fluorite quartz calcite

4. calcite quartz halite fluorite

BONUS! What do all these minerals have in common? _

4 - Rock to Rock
Use the words HATE, INN, and LATER to fill in the blanks below in order to answer the question on the board.

The Earth’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 – A Tough Mineral
Circle which mineral was the hardest based on the statements on the board?

X Y Z L S T

6 – Plate Fate
Each set on words on the board rhymes with a type of geologic event, what are the three events?

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2. _

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7 – Shear Delight
Fill in the blanks from the board with correct answers than shade those words in the puzzle. The shaded pattern will reveal the answer to the last question.



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8 – Earthquake Alert
Use the letters in the two words at the top of the board to fill in for the 5 words/phrases in the puzzle.




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9 – A Volcano Is…
use the words and sketh on the board to form your own definition of VOLCANO.

A Volcano is

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10 – Mineral Mix
Use the symbols on the board to represent how they would be scattered in a piece of granite in the figure below.

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